This is wonderful! Congradulations! I am in NC too and I work
for a local Child CAre Resource and Referral. I was an early
childhood teacher for 11 years before joining the R&R team.
In NC, there is currently a HUGE demand for infant slots and
not nearly enough. And NC has a star rating system for child
care centers and family child care homes. Half of the license
is teacher education so you would be in high demand. HOWEVER,
teacher wages are very low. In my county we adverage $8.98 an
hour across all educational level. Most child care providers
do not have health insurence either.

Your best bet may be to look for a corporate, church based or
Head Start program. You should also look into centers that
have More-At-Four classrooms (though more-at-four funding for
next year is still up in the air). More-at-Four classrooms
are required to have a teacher with a least a bachelors and
they offer benefits and a decent salary.

You should also contact Child Care Services Assocation in
Raleigh (919-967-3272) and ask to speak to someone about
WAGE$. WAGE$ is a salary suppliment based on education. You
can receive up to $4000 in suppliment per year.

You should also contact your local Child Care Resource and
Raferral office and ask what is availible. Some offices keep
tabs on who is hiring. They can also help you find
information on centers. Or you can go to ncchilcare.net and
search as a parent for centers in your area. Once you click
on a center, go to "DCD visits" at the top. That will give
you the compliance history of a center.

You also might want to look into opening a Family Child Care
Home. This is a way to stay home with your own child and
still make a little money by taking in some other children.
Talk to your local R&R for information. And let me know if
there is anythign that I can help you with! I am not in
Raleigh but I can help you find those you do need to contact!

On 3/29/09, ETC wrote:
> I am having a baby in September and I am really interested
> in teaching preschool or working at a daycare. I've
> taught kindergarten for 4 yrs and 1st grade for 1. I have
> absolutely no idea how much teaching preschool pays. I
> need to know because I'm not sure if this is a logical
> choice for me and my kid. Obviously, I would want my baby
> to go to the daycare where I work, one of the benefits of
> working at a daycare. I live in Raleigh, NC, but
> information on anywhere would be helpful.
> 1. How much do preschool teachers typically get paid?
> 2. What kind of discounts to most daycares offer to
> employees.
> Please help, I don't know how else to get this
> information. Unlike public school teachers, salaries are
> not public.